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The Good News: September 2025

September 2, 2025

A new Catholic Charities program, plus more good news from around the diocese!

It is so easy to assume that each of us already knows all about hope and understands what part hope plays in our lives, but that might not be the case. The Jubilee will carry much more weight for Catholics if we all understand hope better.

Bishop Bonnar accepts the gifts off a young child at the Mass at St. John School's ribbon cutting

Saint John School opens new student center.

August 20, 2025

The new center houses a variety of updated classrooms, tutoring and engagement centers, a high school cafeteria and renewed campus ministry.

Clergy walk in procession, past Knights of Columbus, at the Assumption pilgrimage in North Jackson.

Bishop Bonnar leads liturgy in 60th Assumption Pilgrimage at Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine

August 18, 2025

The pilgrimage drew together Latin and Maronite Catholics from across the diocese and beyond.

Cover of the 2025 March of the Eucharist Book

Diocese of Youngstown releases “The March of the Eucharist Continues”

August 11, 2025

In honor of the Jubilee of Hope, the Diocese of Youngstown is re-issuing “The March of the Eucharist” as the August issue of The Catholic Echo Magazine.

History of the Youngstown Diocese

August 11, 2025

A historical overview of the Diocese of Youngstown, published in the 1951 “March of the Eucharist” book, plus additional information from diocesan archivist Joan Lawson.

Image of the 1951 March of the Eucharist cover

Read the 1951 “March of the Eucharist”

August 11, 2025

The original 1951 March of the Eucharist book was written by the Diocese of Youngstown’s first bishop, James McFadden, to mark the 1950 jubilee year. The book tells the histories of each of the parishes that existed in the diocese at that time, featuring beautiful illustrations of the church buildings, ornate scroll work and a gilded, leather-bound cover.